Robust Arbitrage Conditions for Financial Markets
Derek Singh (singh644@umn.edu) and
Shuzhong Zhang (zhangs@umn.edu)
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Derek Singh: University of Minnesota
Shuzhong Zhang: University of Minnesota
SN Operations Research Forum, 2021, vol. 2, issue 3, 1-52
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Abstract This paper investigated arbitrage properties of financial markets under distributional uncertainty using Wasserstein distance as the ambiguity measure. The weak and strong forms of the classical arbitrage conditions are considered. A relaxation is introduced for which we coin the term statistical arbitrage. The simpler dual formulations of the robust arbitrage conditions are derived. A number of interesting questions arise in this context. One question is: can we compute a critical Wasserstein radius beyond which an arbitrage opportunity exists? What is the shape of the curve mapping the degree of ambiguity to statistical arbitrage levels? Other questions arise regarding the structure of best (worst) case distributions and optimal portfolios. Toward answering these questions, some theory is developed and computational experiments are conducted for specific problem instances. Finally, some open questions and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Keywords: Abitrage; Statistical arbitrage; Farkas lemma; Robust optimization; Wasserstein distance; Lagrangian duality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s43069-021-00073-0
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